RESULTS
Findings of the first phase of the research
According to the demographic data, most experts were female (96%; n = 24), with a mean age of 41·40 years (±11·28). Mean time since graduation was 19·12 years (±11·49) and mean time working in the nursing field was 13·68 years (±8·78). Regarding professional qualifications, 24% (n= 6) held master’s degrees, 64% (n = 16) were PhDs and only 4% (n= 1) had completed post-doctoral training. Most nurse experts were working in teaching/research positions (60%; n= 15) and only 28% (n= 7) worked in clinical practice.The mean expertise score of the chosen experts was 9·82 (±1·46).